I admit I thought the Paris Hilton "ordeal" was funny. I actually thought the best resolution to the Scooter Libby issue would be to have Paris serve his time. I laughed when I read the NY Post article about the heiress/jailbird called, "A Pig in the Pokey."But the Lindsay Lohan thing isn't funny. It's tragic.
First of all, Lindsay is talented. She held her own among veterans and turned in touching performances in both Bobby and Georgia Rule. It's sad to see someone with a gift throw it away with both hands. If people out there are desperate to find a tragic but talented blonde to compare with Marilyn Monroe, Lindsay makes more sense to me than Anna Nicole Smith. Let's hope Lindsay doesn't meet the same fate.
Secondly, it was obvious during the Hilton mess that Paris has parents who care for her. Rescue her and baby her, perhaps, but when Paris was in trouble in court, her first (and I still think riotously funny for a 26 year old) reaction was "Mom!"
The Lohans are almost as dysfunctional as the Culkin Clan. Lindsay's not an heiress, she's the family breadwinner. She's worked all the time, apparently instead of school. Remember her "Be Adequate" email?
I admit I used to find her funny. No more. Now I'm pulling for her.
There is part of you that feels bad for her, because her father is a nut ball and i dont have high regard for mom either. Of course there is that small part that says, why oh why are you so stupid?
ReplyDeleteMostly, I think these girls (Linsday, Paris, Britney, Nicole etc) need to shape up and pull themselves together. C'mon, we all have problems, don't we?
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I also feel sorry for them. For all the reasons you mentioned. Plus it must be hard when your BOYFRIEND calls you on the phone and breaks up with you because he'd rather party and you're not supposed to. (That reportely happened.) She doesn't seem to have much of a support network. The other girls (women, I know, but they act like girls) have family and others who are just waiting for them to reach out (Britney), or are already there for them (Paris and Nicole).
Again though, like I said, we ALL have problems - life is hard - figure out an appropriate way to deal with it.
I know I'd LOVE to have a driver! The morality of drunk driving aside, why do these women insist on getting behind the wheel themselves when they could afford to pay some nice uniformed hunk to drive?
ReplyDeleteBut I still feel sorry for Lindsay. I saw on CNN that Joey Buttafucco is taking her to task. It's sad when even Joey Buttafucco feels he can take a swipe.